India Quiz 25 - Presidents of India Quiz

Quiz on Indian Presidents - Great Personalities Quiz

As part of the India Quiz and Great Personalities quiz, we bring you this quiz on the Presidents of India. The questions are on the great personalities who served as the Presidents of India.

Test your knowledge about the great personalities.

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1. Who was appointed as the first Acting President of India and the only person to serve the country both as Acting President and President?

V V Giri
Mohammed Hidayatullah
Zakir Husain
Fakruddin Ali Ahmed

2. He was the only President who earlier served as Chief Justice of India and also a recipinet of Order of British Empire. Who is he?

Zakir Husain
Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
Mohammed Hidayatullah
Giani Zail Singh

3. The first Chief Minister of a South Indian State became the President of India in 1977. Who was he?

Basappa Danappa Jatti
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
R Venkataraman
Shankar Dayal Sharma

4. Only five Indian Presidents have received Bharat Ratna. Which one of the following is NOT one among them?

S Radhakrishnan
Zakir Husain
V V Giri
Giani Zail Singh

5. R Venkataraman served as the eighth President of India. What was his profession?

Teacher
Lawyer
Journalist
Businessman

6. Name the first member of the Dalit community to hold the post of President of India

R Venkataraman
V V Giri
K R Narayanan
Neelam Sajiva Reddy

7. "I'm My Own Model" is the autobiography of a former Vice-President of India who also served as Acting President of India. Who is he?

Basappa Danappa Jatti
Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
Mohammed Hidayatullah
V V Giri

8. Who among the following was affectionately known as the "People's President"?

S Radhakrishnan
K R Narayanan
APJ Abdul Kalam
Rajendra Prasad

9. Who among the following is the author of the books "India Divided" and "At the feet of Mahatma Gandhi"?

Rajendra Prasad
S Radhakrishnan
V V Giri
Zakir Husain

10. He was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal) and has served as the governor of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Maharashtra before becoming the President of India. Who is he?

K R Narayanan
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Mohammed Hidayatullah
Pranab Mukherjee

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